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In 2021, police officers arrested a woman after she offered undercover agents counterfeit Botox injections in a makeshift medical office she had set up in a Los Angeles hotel room. A year later, a California-based doctor pleaded guilty to hiding from patients that the drugs she had injected them with were not name-brand Botox, but unapproved versions she bought online. Now, federal and state health officials are investigating a spate of illnesses linked to counterfeit or improperly administered

Counterfeit doses and unlicensed providers are harming patients, experts said.

TD Sharon Keogan organised an event in Leinster House which featured a panel of prominent far-right individuals and anti-vaccination campaigners, writes Paul Hosford

The maker of Zepbound and Mounjaro launched a new platform to connect patients and prescribers.

Eli Lilly, which makes obesity and diabetes drugs like Zepbound and Mounjaro, has launched a new website that connects patients to telehealth services, but the service worries some health experts.

Fake Ozempic has been found in a number of countries around the world, including the U.S., where the FDA seized thousands of units of the drug.

Patients were warned to check their medication for signs that it could be fake, specifically the wording on the paper tab that covers the needle.

The FDA warned the public about the circulation of fake Ozempic diabetes medication in the US amid authorities' ongoing investigations.

An alert for parents about how illegal drugs are sold on social media. Now several parents are taking action to help others.

A South Lake Tahoe man who was a former area soccer and snowboard coach was sentenced today to five years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release for the distribution of child pornography.